Site Reliability Engineer - SKA Low Telescope
Site Reliability Engineer - SKA Low Telescope
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Acknowledgement of Country
CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land sea and waters of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation
Child safety
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The opportunity
The SKA Observatory (SKAO) is a next-generation radio astronomy facility that will revolutionise our understanding of the Universe and the laws of fundamental physics. Enabled by cutting-edge technology it promises to have a major impact on society in science and beyond.
In Australia the SKAO is collaborating with CSIRO to operate and support the construction of the low frequency telescope (SKA-Low) in remote Western Australia onWajarri Yamaji Country.
The Traditional Owners and native title holders the Wajarri Yamaji have gifted CSIRO with the traditional nameInyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara for the CSIRO Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory home tothe SKA-Low telescope. The traditional name means sharing sky and stars in the Wajarri language.
The SKA-Low Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) will be responsible for developing a globally consistent and integrated SRE response system for the SKA-Low Telescope. They will maintain compute platform and infrastructure stability reliability and robustness.
Your duties will include:
Work with key SKAO stakeholders to develop and maintain a globally consistent and integrated SRE response system.
Implement and maintain SKA Low compute platform and infrastructure stability reliability and robustness.
Define measure and refine Site Reliability Engineering Service Level Objectives (SLO) for the compute platform and network infrastructure team and corresponding Service Level Indicators (SLI).
Implement and continuously improve monitoring systems for system/service health and behaviour observability.
Location: Perth Western Australia
Salary: AU$96811 - AU$109527 plus 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Indefinite Full-Time Part-Time or Job-Share
Reference: 99276
To be considered you will need:
Essential
A tertiary qualification in Software Engineering Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
Demonstrated experience implementing SRE practices and procedures such as automation to deliver and maintain reliable and robust systems/services.
Experience in using infrastructure provisioning tools (such as Ansible Puppet) in a cloud or virtualised environment.
Experience in compute hardware and data centre infrastructure management.
Ability to communicate in a professional yet friendly and effective manner both orally and in writing to colleagues that spans a wide range of cultures and backgrounds.
Desirable
Proficient in containerisation orchestration and automation platforms such as Kubernetes.
Experience in administering medium to large scale Linux application servers/clusters in a HPC environment with tools such Slurm.
Experience in Continuous Integration/Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines (Jenkins Gitlab GoCD Travis-CI) automated testing configuration management and continuous monitoring.
Demonstrated understanding and enthusiasm for working based on lean/agile principles.
CSIRO is an Equal Opportunity employer working hard to recruit world-class talent that represents the diversity across our society. As part of our commitment to equitable employment outcomes for under-represented groups preference will be given to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the role criteria. CSIRO conscious inclusion practices are intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity/affirmative measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth).
For Full details about this role please review the Position Description
Eligibility
Applications for this position are open to Australian/New Zealand Citizens Australian Permanent Residents or you must either hold or be able to obtain a valid working visa for the duration of the specified term. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.
Flexible working arrangements
We work flexibly at CSIRO offering a range of options for how when and where you work.
CSIRO and the SKA Observatory value and respect difference and we are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. We believe that you will do your best at work if you have a work / life balance. We are open to discussing flexible working opportunities with this role being offered on a full-time part-time or job share basis. Please raise your preference in your application.
Diversity and inclusion
We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.
About CSIRO
At CSIRO Australias national science agency we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact.
CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential of our people.
Join us and start creating tomorrow today!
How to apply
To apply for this role please apply on-line providing your CV and a Cover Letter clearly addressing the essential criteria of this role and your motivation for applying. Under CSIRO policy only those who are able to demonstrate how they can meet the essential criteria may be appointed
Applications close
25 JULY 2025 11:59pm AWST
Employment Type
Full Time
